ROSEAU, Dominica – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, Elisa Morgera, says Dominica’s efforts towards climate resilience have been remarkable.

BAHAMAS – In celebration of Earth Day 2025, Blue Lagoon Island’s Dolphin Encounters - Project BEACH partnered with ALIV and the Rotary Club of Nassau for a successful beach clean-up initiative this past weekend. The events promoted environmental stewardship and community engagement in The Bahamas.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The government plans to table the long-anticipated Oil Pollution, Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Responsibility Bill 2025 in the National Assembly next Monday.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC)says it has entered into a partnership with the US-based Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) to advance Grenada’s sustainable energy goals.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica is set to accelerate the phase out of chemicals destructive to the earth’s ozone layer, by partnering with four organizations to establish seven Refrigerant Recovery, Recycling, and Reclamation (RRR&R) Centres.

UNITED NATIONS –  Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, Wednesday reiterated a call for an international rules based order to help  small island developing states (SIDS)  deal  with the impact of climate change.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations on Monday said that heavy rains over the past few days have caused widespread flooding, damaging homes, crops and vital infrastructure in Haiti’s Nord-Est Department.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –  The Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) Friday said that the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral conditions in the Pacific, combined with unusually warm waters around the Caribbean could  create a regional heat season with the possibility of heatwaves, gradually ramping up, but unlikely to match 2023 and 2024.

Miami, FLORIDA - Caribbean countries will be represented at the three-day 17th annual  Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF) that gets underway here on May 7.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas government has signed a multi-million-dollar agreement with the Bahamas Aviation, Climate and Severe Weather Network (BACSWN) to enhance meteorological services and improve flight tracking.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua - Antigua and Barbuda’s Health and Environment Minister, Sir Molwyn Joseph, says there is a need to protect and preserve the environment in the sub-regional Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) for the benefit of future generations.

CARTAGENA, Colombia - Two Jamaican cities, including the capital, Kingston,  are included in a new initiative aimed at reducing marine plastics and plastic pollution in Latin America and Caribbean cities through a Circular Economy Approach (GEF LAC Cities) that recently launched an intercity network on plastics circular economy in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).